Licensing Experience
Various on-licensed premises - licence applications
Successfully obtaining new licences and variations contrary to local cumulative impact policies in various London boroughs and restrictive licensing policies.
Football stadium - licence applications, large events and stewarding
Representing a large football stadium and applying for premises licences for 25,000 capacity music concerts (including Westlife 2010, Bill Bailey 2010 and Bon Jovi 2011) and their new stadium development. Advice on stewarding issues.
World Heritage Site - licence application
Securing the UK's largest premises licence for a World Heritage Site in the face of severe local opposition.
Nightclub - review hearing
Representing a nightclub at a review hearing following a fatal shooting.
PRS/PPL - music licences for various companies
Advice on the PPL/PRS licensing regime including tariff review and negotiating tariff reductions.
Logistics and distribution companies - vehicle operating licences
Successfully obtaining numerous 'O' licences and defending prosecutions for Road Traffic Act offences.
Private individuals - objections to applications
Objections on behalf of private individuals to premises licence applications and street trading consents.
University of Bristol - club premises licences
Advice on complex club premises licensing issues and public-facing premises licenses. Strategic advice on commercial opportunities and advice on copyright licence issues.
Trade body representing racecourses - SIA and Care quality Commission
Advising on issues concerning the Security Industry Authority and raceday stewarding and the Care Quality Commission on provision of raceday medical officers.
Large events organiser - large outdoor events
Advising The Copas Partnership who host and organise the majority of the Henley Royal Regatta and the 20,000 capacity "Rewind" music festival on licensing, noise nuisance and event contracts.